Since the WMF flaw wasn't there on the Apple systems, obviously they aren't cocmpatible enough with Windows to justify a new version of Windows Media Player.
Cool. My SageTV-based HTPC (http://www.terryshometheater.com/htpc) just uses network storage. I also use VNC for control of my network and my HTPC -- in my case, I'm using RealVNC. I've got 500 GB storage in the HTPC and use another 400 GB in another networked computer for accessable remote storage.
For those not familiar with SageTV, you can store directly to other computers on your network, as well as play videos from them.
SageTV also stores in standard.mpg formats, as opposed to the proprietary drm format of Windows Media Center Edition. I've got a comparison of Windows Media Center Edition vs SageTV at http://www.terryshometheater.com/htpc/winmce_vs_sa getv.php.
My little HTPC has 3 tuner/encoder cards. MOST of the time, that's enough. Just like in the world of VCRs, you still need pad your recordings because of networks that get sloppy with their timing.
Blocking links in "user links" doesn't work -- the story is about spam blogs, not comment-spam on blogs.
These guys have figured out how to leverage a few carefully chosen lines of code into a hughe moneymaker. Or, it will be until Google figures out how to block the automation.
Hint: Google -- try changing the interface -- that ought to break the program for a while. Require visual confirmations. Require "enter your valid email and click on the link we send you. Try any of the techniques used by any everyday forum software to block automated postings. Who knows -- they might work for you, too!
Corporate rules to not write down passwords aren't pertinent to home users.
Sure, you don't want your kids to know the password for the childproofing software, nor do you want them to know your bank password.
He's probably misclassifying any complaint about Windows as spam.
Or, he might be counting the emails msn.com users and assuming they are spam, like everyone else does.
Since I'm using Firefox and have been since 0.7, I'm very concerned about this.
It may be a refresh issue -- try hitting the reload button. My webhost is running s l o w today, even before/.ing and, and Firefox sometimes "finishes" the page with some images overlaying some words.
Please use the "contact me" button on the website to give direct feedback. What is going wrong? What resolution, window size, OS, etc? If the problem is style, I'd like to hear also.
I don't have to deal with popups, a small hard drive, a single hard drive and lack of upgradability. Plus, I have 3 tv tuner/encoders so I can record three shows simultaneously while watching a fourth recorded show.
I build my own HTPC using an Abit AN-7, AMD Athlon XP 2500+, Hauppauge PVR-250 tv tuner/encoder cards. It is driven by WinXP Pro SP2 and SageTV.
The real problem is that WE are not the Networks' customers. Their customers are the advertisers. We are just the sheep who watch the shows so the Networks can get paid for showing advertisements.
If you have any doubt on that issue, just look at the number of "reality shows" that are on TV now. All over the place. Cheap to make. The sheep will view anything, and get excited over any level of competition (why else would the New Orleans Saints still exist?).
Anything the network does to encourage us or enable us to record TV, watch it when we want to, and skip over the commercials, just cuts into their viewership and advertiser ratings -- and therefore their revenue.
The I.E. for WinXP, if you have installed SP2, has a popup blocker. If you use any other MS OS or have not installed SP2, then you don't have an IE popup blocker from MS.
Of course, the more clueful have Google Toolbar installed so they've had a good popup blocker for a long time, whether they use SP2 or not.
It's brilliant! I wonder if this will make the Browser Hijackers' work easier -- just call the desktop search routine in the IE Toolbar instead of writing their own code.
Maybe they could put some more of this creativity into locking down IE and Windows. On the other hand, I make some good money cleaning systems, so there IS a silver lining. <grin>
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Since the WMF flaw wasn't there on the Apple systems, obviously they aren't cocmpatible enough with Windows to justify a new version of Windows Media Player.
Cool. My SageTV-based HTPC (http://www.terryshometheater.com/htpc) just uses network storage. I also use VNC for control of my network and my HTPC -- in my case, I'm using RealVNC. I've got 500 GB storage in the HTPC and use another 400 GB in another networked computer for accessable remote storage.
For those not familiar with SageTV, you can store directly to other computers on your network, as well as play videos from them.
SageTV also stores in standard .mpg formats, as opposed to the proprietary drm format of Windows Media Center Edition. I've got a comparison of Windows Media Center Edition vs SageTV at http://www.terryshometheater.com/htpc/winmce_vs_sa getv.php.
My little HTPC has 3 tuner/encoder cards. MOST of the time, that's enough. Just like in the world of VCRs, you still need pad your recordings because of networks that get sloppy with their timing.
If you're still looking for good HTPC software, that's because you haven't found SageTV (http://www.sagetv.com/).
I've used it on my home theater PC http://www.terryshometheater.com/htpc/ for almost two years.
I'll stay with my home theater pc running SageTV http://www.terryshometheater.com/htpc/home-theater -pc-1.php.
Three Hauppauge PVR-250's tuner/encoder cards, feeding 800GB hard disk space, including across the home network.
Blocking links in "user links" doesn't work -- the story is about spam blogs, not comment-spam on blogs.
These guys have figured out how to leverage a few carefully chosen lines of code into a hughe moneymaker. Or, it will be until Google figures out how to block the automation.
Hint: Google -- try changing the interface -- that ought to break the program for a while. Require visual confirmations. Require "enter your valid email and click on the link we send you. Try any of the techniques used by any everyday forum software to block automated postings. Who knows -- they might work for you, too!
Then, we should see a revival of their old slogan
"Oh, what a feeling...Toyota"
My home theater PC with SageTV, 3 tuners and 800GB buried my VCRs.
Now, if the other states will just take notice...
It's a shame Congress won't act, but we do not need a CAN-PHISH act.
The article also quotes a Microsoft executive on further reason that Microsoft's upcoming Office 12 will not support OpenDocument.
That will be one of the fixes for .01. After all, nobody is going to buy a .0 release.
I can just hear the corporate strategy session:
"The lawsuits are falling apart. Time to try to sell our stuff again..."
Might be cheaper than fixing Internet Explorer...
Corporate rules to not write down passwords aren't pertinent to home users. Sure, you don't want your kids to know the password for the childproofing software, nor do you want them to know your bank password.
He's probably misclassifying any complaint about Windows as spam. Or, he might be counting the emails msn.com users and assuming they are spam, like everyone else does.
I wonder if they're running Linux. You'd think by now they'd have read their own study and found that Windows 2003 Server is faster. ;)
Of course, it would be nice if the article wasn't misleading. In this case, "bundled" does not mean "free as in beer."
Hauppauge's PVR-250 comes bundled with both BeyondTV and SageTV -- TRIAL VERSIONS! Both have 30 day trial periods.
I have 3 of the PVR-250 cards and I chose SageTV for my Home Theater PC
And the poll's still up! I am psychic -- I voted for homegrown. You can, too.
IE still doesn't have popup blocking, unless you have WinXP SP2.
Since I'm using Firefox and have been since 0.7, I'm very concerned about this.
It may be a refresh issue -- try hitting the reload button. My webhost is running s l o w today, even before /.ing and, and Firefox sometimes "finishes" the page with some images overlaying some words.
Please use the "contact me" button on the website to give direct feedback. What is going wrong? What resolution, window size, OS, etc? If the problem is style, I'd like to hear also.
Thanks.
Terry
- Hauppauge WinTV-PVR 250
- Homebrew HTPC
- SageTV
TerryI don't have to deal with popups, a small hard drive, a single hard drive and lack of upgradability. Plus, I have 3 tv tuner/encoders so I can record three shows simultaneously while watching a fourth recorded show.
I build my own HTPC using an Abit AN-7, AMD Athlon XP 2500+, Hauppauge PVR-250 tv tuner/encoder cards. It is driven by WinXP Pro SP2 and SageTV.
You can see my HTPC at http://wwww.terrystockdale.com/htpc/htpc_1.shtml .
Terry
The real problem is that WE are not the Networks' customers. Their customers are the advertisers. We are just the sheep who watch the shows so the Networks can get paid for showing advertisements.
If you have any doubt on that issue, just look at the number of "reality shows" that are on TV now. All over the place. Cheap to make. The sheep will view anything, and get excited over any level of competition (why else would the New Orleans Saints still exist?).
Anything the network does to encourage us or enable us to record TV, watch it when we want to, and skip over the commercials, just cuts into their viewership and advertiser ratings -- and therefore their revenue.
The I.E. for WinXP, if you have installed SP2, has a popup blocker. If you use any other MS OS or have not installed SP2, then you don't have an IE popup blocker from MS.
Of course, the more clueful have Google Toolbar installed so they've had a good popup blocker for a long time, whether they use SP2 or not.
It's brilliant! I wonder if this will make the Browser Hijackers' work easier -- just call the desktop search routine in the IE Toolbar instead of writing their own code.
Maybe they could put some more of this creativity into locking down IE and Windows. On the other hand, I make some good money cleaning systems, so there IS a silver lining. <grin>
You're not referring to Windows Update, are you?